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Monday, June 30, 2008

Cassette Kids at The Oyster Party

I’ve been keeping a keen eye on Cassette Kids lately. They played at the Oyster party in Sydney the other night:

When I first saw a fledgling Cassette Kids in the early half of 2007, they seemed to be another one of those bands that had a charismatic frontwoman backed by three Sleeperblokes. However, their performance at the Oyster Party proved that singer Katrina Noorbergen’s (above) outstanding stage presence has rubbed off on the other band members as, whereas previously they had seemed slightly anonymous, they displayed a similar level of zing as their vivacious vocalist. While Noorbergen remained the captivating focal point, there was an increased confidence and stage-presence to her band-mates that created an excellent stage dynamic.

Similarly, Cassette Kids’ sound continues to develop too. Forwards Backwards and Acrobat, both of which feature on their debut EP, were fireballs of noise which did the seemingly impossible and got an audience made up of the fashion crowd to stop posturing for a few minutes and actually dance.

Towards the end of the gig, Noorbergen dished out copies of their limited edition CD from the stage. The six-track EP is exciting in that it is the sound of a young, up-and-coming group seeking its direction, and it succeeds in transferring some of the band’s irrepressible verve onto record, which is never an easy task for bands like Cassette Kids for whom live energy is so important. The EP will be launched with new and re-recorded tracks in the next few months, so a full review will appear here then.

At the end of July, Cassette Kids head back on tour with The Presets (after the dates had to be rescheduled from last month due to illness in the Preset’s camp). Having played successful shows on the first half of the tour, Noorbergen is excited about the prospect of getting back on the road, and explains how her band managed to secure the support slot in the first place. “Our manager put us forward and The Presets were like: ‘Yeah, alright.’ The fact that they approved us means so much to us. You know, we weren’t just tacked on because we were cheap or something.”